HAVE YOU EVER TAKEN A GOOD LOOK AT WEST VIRGINIA ON A MAP? AS FAR AS U.S. SHAPES GO, IT BOASTS ONE OF THE MORE UNUSUAL ONES. HERE’S A LOOK AT HOW THAT HAPPENED.
The first British colonies in North America were established in the 1600s with vague western boundaries. For example, Virginia’s domain extended from “sea to sea.” Following the end of the French and Indian War (1754–1763),
